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Walden UniversityTemperature Data

Learning Community Members:
Professor Amy Booth,Tera Alford, Angela Cotton, Christopher Gray, Toni Jensen,
Mark Ludwig, Ann Roeser, Mellica Telemacque, Barbara Wickham




Name
Location
Sun Temperature (F/C)
Shade Temperature (F/C)
Variables Affecting Temperature
Mark Ludwig
 Hightstown, NJ
 98.1 F/ 36.7 C
 86.4 F/ 30.2 C
 Clear: isolated cumulus clouds, Shade Readings: Tall red oaks in backyard
Humidity: 36%, Wind: NW 7mph (12:45pm) Temp. taken with digital thermometer Both temperatures were taken approx 3ft above the the ground. Sun Temp. taken in a garden.
Toni Jensen
 Murfreesboro, TN
 85 degrees F/ 29 degrees C
 79 degrees F/26 degrees C
 1:34 pm, digital thermometer, partly cloudy, high humidity, rain shower passed through about 35 minutes ago
Amy Booth
 Hanover PA
 94 degrees F/ 34 degrees C
 85 degrees F/ 29 degrees C
 clear, 48% humidity; shade reading taken under spruce tree where it is always shady; approximately 5 miles from Lake Marburg; taken with a glass thermometer
Angela Cotton
 Montgomery, Ala
 91 degrees F/ 33.77 degrees C
 86 degrees F/ 30 degress C
 partly sunny, 56 humidity, shade reading taken under a winged elm tree between my home and the neighbors: temperature taken at 12:50 pm with a digital thermometer.
Barbara Wickham
 Portland, Oregon
 81 degrees F/
27.2 degrees C
 76 degrees F/
24.4 degrees C
 Clear skies, shade reading: Under Cedar Tree, Humidity: 20%, winds NNW 6mph ( 12:20 pm PST). Taken with incubation thermometer. 15 minutes from downtown Portland (rural next to suburban area)
Ann Roeser
 Hale, MI
 89 degrees F/ 31.67 degrees C
 82 degrees F/ 27.78 degrees C
 Mostly sunny skies. Sun temp taken with home weather station. Shade temp taken with dial thermometer located about 7 feet up in a pine tree. Humidity 65%. Wind out of west at 8 mph. Wooded area on a lakeshore.Taken at 12:50 pm EDT
Mellica Telemacque
 Snellville, GA
 90 degrees F/ 32 degrees C
 83 degrees F/ 28 degrees C
 Scattered clouds with 60% chance of precipitation. Thunder storms predicted for later this afternoon. Humidity at 74% and wind blowing 4mph SW. Temp taken with a digital thermometer. Shade reading done from a covered porch (this is a new housing development and as such no mature shade trees). Temp taken at 12:15 PM EST.
Christopher Gray
 Turner ME
 86 F/30 C
 78 F/25.5C
 I took the temperature with a digital thermometer. The temp in the sun was taking on top of a stump in my driveway. The temp in the shade was taken under some maple trees near the wood line of my property. Skies were blue with a few scattered clouds. Very humid and hot that day.
Tera Alford
 Silverton CO
 82 F/ 28 C
 61 F/16 C
 Low humidity; Partly cloudy with calm wind; The sun temperature was taken at a lower elevation. The shade temp was taken at a higher elevation around the old mining town area.